If you’ve ever driven past an abandoned house with rusted play equipment in plain sight and thought that it looked like a …
Generally, in Washington state, income producing real property should be placed into a Washington limited liability company (“LLC”). What is real property? …
At death, there is a little-known tax benefit that the federal government provides. It is an adjustment to tax basis and it …
If a person proposes to sell real property (land, house, buildings, etc.), the best option is to receive a full cash offer. …
As one year comes to an end and another begins, it’s worth taking stock of your estate plan and ponder whether Washington …
Why in the world would I write about such an esoteric issue as the “Disclaimer Trust?” Simply put, it is one of …
Above all else, two issues impact the complexity and time and cost of the administration of a person’s estate more than the …
One of the most commonly fielded questions by estate planning attorneys is “Do I need a Trust?” What kind of trust? There …
Popular culture instills in us Washingtonians the concept of “common law marriage.” The concept goes something like this: if a man and …
